{"podcast":{"title":"McCombs Made","slug":"mccombs-made-6611033","podcast_index_feed_id":6611033,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/483540/destinations/4118619.xml","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/483540","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/0/5/3/d053ee4b5df50cbed959afa2a1bf1c87/Recommend232.jpg","author":"The Drag Audio Production House","episode_count":34,"summary":"The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin isn't just one of the top business schools in the country. It's a place where chances are taken, dreams are born, and boldness is celebrated. Perseverance, drive, and a welcoming sense of encouragement are at the center of Texas McCombs. To celebrate that spirit of ingenuity, the McCombs Made podcast features interviews with trailblazing McCombs alumni and friends, highlighting successes, reflecting on mistakes, and sharing advice for the next generation of world-changers.","last_synced_at":"2026-10-01T12:21:15.258554+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mccombs-made-6611033"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 27: Brian McDermott","slug":"episode-27-brian-mcdermott","published_at":"2026-03-31T15:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mccombs-made-6611033/episode-27-brian-mcdermott","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mccombs-made-6611033","url":"https://4379fa81-de11-4c28-a9c7-7eec1dbbfff4.libsyn.com/episode-27-brian-mcdermott","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/4379fa81-de11-4c28-a9c7-7eec1dbbfff4/McDermott_Jill_EDIT_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=4118619","summary":"Brian McDermott, MBA '14, president and COO of Frönen, took all he learned while studying entrepreneurship at McCombs and parlayed it into a number of business ventures. But the most daring and visionary has to be his latest – spearheading the national expansion of the non-dairy frozen dessert brand Frönen, which he and his partner, George Ho, acquired in 2024. Hear how a family medical issue inspired Brian's passion for clean ingredients and how he is using all he learned as a student on the Forty Acres to make them accessible – and delicious – for everyone.","meta_description":"Brian McDermott, MBA '14, president and COO of Frönen, took all he learned while studying entrepreneurship at McCombs and parlayed it into a number of bus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3246,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mccombs-made-6611033/episodes/episode-27-brian-mcdermott/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mccombs-made-6611033/episode-27-brian-mcdermott.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}